Family

Culture

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: For all the drama with our parents, there is a love that never dies

WARNING: SPOILERS UP TO EPISODE 4! I have to say, Kim Soo Hyun’s ongoing comeback drama, It’s Okay to Not To Be Okay (or in original Korean, “Psycho but That’s Okay”) has not...

Relationships

What trying to be a great dad taught me about the Good Father

“You would make a great dad, Jon.” This was said to me several times before Dorea and I had our first kid. And the shameless truth is, I agreed. I love kids. There always was a deep, God-given...

Relationships

The gift our fathers deserve

I know too many people who draw a blank when it comes to what they love about their dad. That he provides for our family? Some of us might say. And if I were to ask, “What about him makes you...

Relationships

Honouring the 3 fathers in my life

I have three fathers in my life, all of whom have contributed to nurturing me in their own special, God-appointed way. Though I’ve never been big on appreciation days, this Father’s Day felt...

Relationships

Please Lord, can I have 50 more Father’s Days?

What should I say about Sunday, my 11th anniversary of celebrating Father’s Day as a dad? After all, it’s an unfinished journey, so maybe I should wait a few more years to say something...

Relationships

I see you, Dad: Getting to know my father made us friends for life

When I was nine, my parents got divorced. My sister and I would stay with my mum on weekdays and weekends were spent at my dad’s apartment. He would pick us up at the bus stop, we’d go to Boon...

Worldview

“I am worried”: A mum’s take on the Myka Stauffer adoption controversy

My husband, Elvin, always tells me to find a “plot twist” when reading this kind of article or news. When I was a teenager, I also had a youth leader who told me that before judging...

Work

Working from home: Where is God in all of this?

For as long as I can remember, being able to work from home feels like winning the lottery. For that reason, I thought it would be a walk in the park after the nation-wide directive was given. The...

Family

I struggled with the idea of family for 16 years

For a good 16 years of my life, family was a concept that I didn’t understand. When asked about my family background, I always struggled to respond. Did I come from a dysfunctional or complete...